Current affairs 1st December 2018 : Daily GK update
Q.1 Who was appointed the Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on 28th November 2018?
Ans. Arvind Saxena.
Q.2 What is the objective of Bhasha Sangam initiative launched by HRD ministry recently?
Ans. To provide multilingual exposure to students in Indian languages.
Q.3 Which nation’s Parliament has passed a motion to repeal the age limit of presidential candidacy?
Ans. Maldives
Q.4 In recently, Who launched the Mission Raksha?
Ans. Smt Nirmala Sitharaman.
Q.5 Who has been conferred the Best Director Award at IFFI 2018?
Ans. Lijo Jose Pellissery.
Q.6 Name India’s first Hyper Spectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS) launched by Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C43), from Sriharikota, on 29th November 2018?
Ans. Sharp Eye
Q.7 Who has been selected as the recipient of 2018 Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Lifetime Achievement Award for Classical Music?
Ans Keshav Ginde.
Q.8 Which nation’s air force will engage with the Indian air force in a joint exercise called ‘Cope India 2019’?
Ans. United States.
Q.9 In recently at which place India and UK naval exercise Konkan-18 will be held ?
Ans. Goa.
Q.10 Which state government has launched the ‘DataCity’ to foster innovation and solve global challenges?
Ans. Karnataka.